Nail Art: Xmas Nails 2012

these were extremely hard to photograph, and really a pity cuz i think they look pretty decent and i'm proud of it hah!

for base colourm i used A-england Jane Eyre, tips were Color Club Covered in Diamonds and Art Club silver glitter holo

the bare tree accent nail was Layla Holo Effects Jade Groove, but sadly after dousing the nails with OPI I Juggle Men and the holo top coat franken, the effect of Jade Groove was greatly diminished. 

Also, the tree was inspired by Nailside.

Seche Vite topcoat shrunk my thumb nail.

Any Xmas nail art? How did you celebrate your Xmas?

Thanks for looking!

Polish Swatch: A-England Bridal Veil, Color Club Revvvolution

I was going through my polish stash to see what colours I could paint my nails with. You'll know how bad your addiction is when you can't even remember what polish you have. When I ordered Bridal Veil, I guess it was on impulse. I really wanted St George and Dragon but they were sold out. I always thought Bridal Veil was pretty familiar looking, and easy enough to replicate because I had the Specktraflair pigments to put into black nail polish.

So anyway I gasped when I saw Revvv in my box hahahahahaha

Yah so I decided to swatch the two for comparison.

alternating between CC Rev and AE Bridal Veil, one coat each.

Bridal Veil has subtle holo specks in real life compared to Rev, though it seems almost non existent in the pictures. When not compared, BV is pretty decent, not too in-your-face, and an excellent colour for any rock concert. However, its holo-ness pales in comparison to Rev, which is also black based but looks silver because of the holo pigment.

In any case, they are not dupes, but nothing to be happy about since I could easily franken my own.

Which polish do you prefer? 

Polish Swatch: Color Club Best Dressed List, OPI Barefoot in Barcelona

I came across these two polishes while foraging my stash for colours (the absolute horror of finding something you can't remember having hahahaha)

I thought they looked pretty similar...

Left opi, right cc

pretty similar, no?

Nail Art: Purple Blocking

Thumb to pinky: Etude House, The Face Shop, China Glaze Below Deck, Color Club Uptown Girl, Essie Neo Whimsical

Polish Swatch: Fashion Addict Color Club

Purchase: UD, CG, Orly, Zoya, CC

CG Midnight Mission, Refresh Mint, and Fault Line (purple crackle polish)
CC High Society, Zoya Dove, CC Best Dressed List, Uptown Girl, and Orly Solid Gold.